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Guest Blogging : Bliss In The Kitchen

January 21, 2009

Yes, I am taking an extra day off but have no fear I am putting it to good use, working like mad, making plenty of ice cream and cakes (!). I am so happy and thrilled of the warm welcome you gave JenYu when she guest posted that I am thrilled to have you getting acquainted with today's guest. A friend of mine is a painter, her business cards read "I can live without a lot of things but beauty is not one of them". That is exactly how I feel about my guest blogger today, Mrs French. As it happens to a lot of us when we blog hop, I foundBliss, her blog, one night and could not unglue myself from the screen. I wanted to put a sticker on every thing she posted. She has a knack for finding the beautiful, the rare, the soulful, the talent. She has the talent of passing her finds on to her reader and gives, gives, gives. She is talent herself, an amazing photographer, a risk taker and a super cool mom. Look at what she compiled for us here today, beauty and soul...all around what touches us the most: the kitchen! Thank you Mrs. French!

P.S: I need to thank the readers who took the time out of their day to go an nominate Tartelette in the Chef category and the Overall category in the Food Blog Awards 2009. Thank you, I am very touched.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My name is Mrs. French and I don't bake and rarely cook. I thought it only fair that I get that off my chest. I figure since I have been asked to guest post today that I should be completely honest. However, I do love food. I love photographs of food and am absolutely transfixed reading how it is prepared. Hence my addiction to lovely Tartelette.

I have a blog...bliss. I believe I am a specialist in lovely things (at least things I find lovely). I find things and share them with my readers, hoping they find them beautiful too. I have a folder for everything...I collect images and words throughout my days and save them like treasures on my computer. One of these collections happens to be plum full of kitchens. I may not be much of a chef, but the kitchen is, to me the most important room in the house. The heart if you will...it is where my family spends most of it's time and where so many of our memories are created. I currently do not have a love affair with my kitchen but am quite smitten with the ones in my collection...one day I hope to feel the same about my own.

I could never compare to Helen...but I love sharing a bit of myself here today. If you like what you see please stop by and see a few more kitchens that just may coax out the inner chef in me....thank you so much...xo mrs. french

omg... my heart stopped when i saw you had mrs french here and when i saw those photos. i love, love, love her (i want to see like her) and i love, love, love those kitchens. one day!those skona hem kitchens have my name written all over them. if i could only have that kind of light... AMAZING! thank you thank you thank you.

I feel like I just ran through a candy store. I don't think I could bear to go back to my own kitchen now. Thanks Helen, for introducing us to Mrs. French and Bliss and KITCHEN PORN. Bliss is most appropriately named, I must say! Lovely lovely work, Mrs. French.

I bookmarked these the minute I began. It's my dream kitchen in each one of these...*SIGH* one day indeed. BLIS...what a beautiful & peaceful name, & you are so right about the heart Mrs. French. My kitchen feels so sad...:0(...but as always, HOPE is the name of the game! Have a wonderful day!!

Just gorgeous sweet Mrs. French! I love the whites, the soaring ceilings, the farmhouse tables.....just beautiful. But, my favorite is the domino one with the little spots of blue. Thank you for this wonderful collection! xoMelis

That first kitchen....ohh, my heart skipped a beat.Lots of items on shelves, though. I hate dusting with a passion, especially kitchen dusting which always has a layer of grease involved. How could one combat that?

Great choice of guest blogger sister! I am particularly loving this as we are about to start on the kitchen. I can't let the girls see this or the plans will change everyday.It was good talking to you earlier.Attrape pas froid dans ces temperatures, ahahah!!

Great post and beautiful kitchens, but I notice a lot of white, not much colour, and a lack of black. I actually did a post on Black kitchens here: http://www.improveyourbaking.com/2009/01/03/beautiful-black-kitchens/That might be of interest to anyone who loves a beautiful kitchen. Again, great job.

What lovely spaces!All just waiting for the cook to appear! There is something so inviting about white and natural woods...and a little doggy in the corner doesn't hurt either. I hope someday....Thanks for the introduction to Bliss! I'll be sure to stop by!

Oh these are dreamy indeed! Wouldn't be wonderful to just step into one of these?!I agree that the open shelves are prone to dust and grease but I think that people with those kinds of kitchen probably have folks to do the cleaning for them!!

I have been a long time reader but I have never left a comment. I am not even sure I am doing this right!I just wanted to give you my support in the Food Awards. I really hope that people would recognize your talent and amazing personality. I realize they are just awards and not the real measure of one's achievements in this life but it would be nice to see you win.

Well, much has been said about these beautiful kitchens. HOW does one keep them looking like this? With big dogs and busy granddaughters, the kitchen aide spattering the wall, the sink full of dishes, the floor licked clean by the dogs, not to mention washing the paint brushes in the sink and sweeping leaves and debris out several times a day... I get a little tired just gazing at these pristine environments... and I found Mrs. French one evening bloghopping too! We are so blessed!!!

if one uses all the dishes at least once a week (rotating which one to use if thera are that many!), then there'll be clean... yes to open shelves kitchen! Beautiful kitchens: they make a lot of us dream, at least based on the comments. Or is it the big farmhouse style dining room table that several of them feature that make us dream, I wonder...? A place to sit to eat together... Thank you for inviting Mrs French over!

On a different note, Helen - and apologies if you have talked about it before, I just could not find the reference - what is this book project you are working on? anything you can share with us?

Oh Helen! These are wonderful! I agree with the previous commenter: the appeal of a big farmhouse dining room table cannot be denied! It's nice to be inspired by other images than the ones in the "usual" catalogues we get in the mail.Thanks for sharing Mrs.French with us!

Wow, and now you expect me to go cook dinner in my own (need to be renovated) kitchen after seeing these images? Are you kidding?I am taking the week off from any cooking just to get over my depression.